Posts for January 9th 2013

Naomi Campbell in Elle Magazine February 2013
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Naomi Campbell: I'm "Never Gonna Get Away" From That Phone-Throwing Incident

Despite championing charities the world over, Naomi Campbell says she'll never quite escape her checkered past.
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Naomi Campbell in Elle Magazine February 2013

Despite championing charities the world over, Naomi Campbell says she'll never quite escape her checkered past.

In an interview featured in the February issue of Elle, Campbell — referring specifically to the 2007 case in which she pleaded guilty to throwing a phone at her personal assistant — said, "I'm never gonna get away from it. It's part of my history. I was remorseful and regretful. I've served. I did that time. And I never want to be in that position again."

But starring in Oxygen's new reality series The Face, which debuts next month, may help change how she's viewed.

"The first time I saw her cry in an elimination I thought, 'She's in this,'" said Oxygen executive Rod Aissa. "The public will see the Naomi that her friends know. That doesn't come across in a picture, but it does come across on television."

Still, the pictures of Campbell in Elle are worth a look. A selection of them here in the gallery.

Photos courtesy of Elle

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Vittorio Missoni's Son Says His Father Will Come Back
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Vittorio Missoni's Son Calls Plane Crash "Least Plausible Reason" For Father's Disappearance

The Missoni family is holding fast to the hope that Vittorio Missoni's missing plane was hijacked, and Vittorio's eldest son has called a crash implausible.
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The Missoni family is holding fast to the hope that Vittorio Missoni's missing plane was hijacked, and Vittorio's eldest son has called a crash implausible.

"My father will come back; we are waiting for him," said Vittorio's 28-year-old son Ottavio Missoni Jr. in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. "I am not speaking with my head but with my heart. A plane cannot vanish in this way, on a short route, without leaving any trace . . . I remain convinced that the least plausible reason is that they crashed into the water. My uncle Luca, in Venezuela, has also confirmed that these planes are capable of sea landings in case of emergency."

Luca Missoni, Vittorio's brother and a trained pilot, is in Venezuela working with the search party that's been trying to find Vittorio, his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, their friend Guido Foresti, and Foresti's wife, Elda Scalvenzi. They were on a small twin-engine plane traveling from Los Roques to Caracas on Saturday morning, but the plane disappeared shortly after taking off. Angela Missoni, Vittorio's sister and the brand's creative director, said earlier this week that she hopes the traveling party was kidnapped. "It's better to be kidnapped than at the bottom of the sea," she said.

In the meantime, it's said the Missoni brand will carry on with business as usual. An unnamed source told Page Six that the house plans to show its men's collection in Milan next week. However, there's no official plan to replace Vittorio if he and the others aren't found.

"There is no succession plan in place," the source said. "Nobody expected this to happen."

From left, Giacomo Missoni, his father Vittorio Missoni, and brothers Marco Missoni and Ottavio Missoni Jr.

Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2013 | Pictures
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Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2013

Is there any party like a Stella McCartney pre-collection party?
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Stella McCartney Pre-Fall 2013 | Pictures

Is there any party like a Stella McCartney pre-collection party? As she's done before, the designer brought her Pre-Fall offering to New York City and presented it as part of a lavish cocktail party. This week's event at the Americas Society drew a number of McCartney's boldfaced fans: Anna Wintour, Garance Doré, and Glenn Close were spotted in the crowd, and so were Alec Baldwin, his wife Hilaria Thomas, and Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld.

But not even stars that bright could outshine the models or what they were wearing: Hanne Gaby Odiele, for example, was spotted sitting on a comfortable-looking chair. If she weren't dressed in head-to-toe McCartney, she would have looked like any other chic partygoer.

That might be because the clothes themselves were designed, in McCartney's words, to "address every need of the modern woman's wardrobe." Odiele's dress was a long-sleeved gown in black and white, but the collection featured plenty of functional coats (some double-breasted varietals feature lapels so wide they span their wearer's shoulders) and no shortage of well-tailored separates. The tone-on-tone floral prints in oxblood and dark blue add visual interest, and so do the stripes in black, white, orange, and red.

A few pictures from the party below, as well as the full collection, here in the gallery.

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Location For Next Chanel Metiers d'Arts Show Announced
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Chanel Heads to Texas, T's Cover Girl, and Stella McCartney's Perfect Vision

All the bits fit to print, here in our daily news roundup.
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All the bits fit to print, here in our daily news roundup.

  • Karl Lagerfeld has revealed the location of Chanel's next Métiers d'Art show. "I will go to Dallas," he said. "You know why? First of all, I love Texas. I love Texans." [Vogue UK]

  • Lee Radziwill will reportedly cover Deborah Needleman's debut issue of T Magazine next month. [Daily Front Row]

  • Bryan Boy's grandmother Eleonora is the namesake of Rebecca Minkoff's latest bag, the Elle. [Racked]

  • Stella McCartney will launch her first collection of eyeglasses in March. Prices will range from $230 to $245. [FashionUnited]

  • Did designer Hanae Mori inspire all the butterflies in the Spring 2013 collections? [W Magazine]

  • Gucci's new scent Forever Now, which will debut this week, features notes of Florentine iris, orange blossom, and leather. [WWD]

  • Manuel Mota, creative director of the bridal label Pronovias, passed away on Tuesday. He was 46. [Vogue UK]

  • Target will now match the prices of identical goods offered on Amazon, Walmart.com, and BestBuy.com. [InStyle]

  • This year's BAFTA nominees have been announced. [BAFTA]

  • H&M's luxury line, & Other Stories, is set to open seven boutiques across Europe and launch online this Spring. [Fashionologie Inbox]
PPR Interviewing CEO Candidates For Christopher Kane
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Is PPR Already Interviewing New CEOs For Christopher Kane?

While there's been no official announcement on whether PPR will invest in Christopher Kane's eponymous label, the latest reports suggest the firm is getting closer to making a deal.
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While there's been no official announcement on whether PPR will invest in Christopher Kane's eponymous label, the latest reports suggest the firm is getting closer to making a deal.

Unnamed sources have told WWD that Alexis Babeau, managing director of PPR's luxury division, has interviewed candidates to be the brand's new CEO once it becomes part of PPR's portfolio. Kane currently runs the business with his sister Tammy.

Rumors that PPR would add Kane's label to its stable of brands — which includes Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, and Gucci, among others — started going around when Kane left his position as the creative director of Versace's secondary line Versus. At the time, it was rumored that Kane would come to PPR to replace Nicolas Ghesquière as the creative director of Balenciaga, a job that eventually went to Alexander Wang. Kane has reportedly been in talks with PPR since November, but so far nothing concrete has come from the meetings.